Mr Jacobi
asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 12 May 1983:

Further to the former Attorney-General's answer to my question number 5062 ( Hansard, 9 November 1982, page 2929) relating to my request for a reference to the Australian Law Reform Commission on crime committed through or in connection with the use of computers, can the Attorney-General say whether the reference will be approved.

Mr Lionel Bowen
—The Attorney-General has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

The Law Reform Commission is fully occupied at present with existing references . I will keep the question of a reference on computer related crime under review , and my Department is monitoring developments in this area.